Major Procurement Programme and Projects Office Practitioner

Are you an organised project professional with a passion for governance, continuous improvement and delivering high-quality outcomes? Birmingham City Council is looking for a Major Procurement Programme and Projects Office Practitioner to join our newly established Major Procurement Programmes and Projects Office (MPPPO). This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of high-value procurement programmes that are critical to the Council's future. Working at the heart of programme governance, you'll coordinate reporting, maintain project controls, analyse performance information and help ensure major procurement projects are delivered efficiently, transparently and in line with best practice., As a Major Procurement Programme and Projects Office Practitioner, you'll play a key role in supporting programme governance and delivery by:

• Coordinating governance meetings, Project Boards and assurance reviews, including agenda planning, minute-taking and tracking actions and decisions.
• Producing and analysing project reports, dashboards and performance information to support effective decision-making.
• Maintaining programme risk, issue, dependency and decision logs, ensuring information remains accurate, up to date and actionable.
• Supporting quality assurance by reviewing procurement documentation to ensure compliance with governance standards before publication.
• Managing procurement trackers, contract repositories and programme records, ensuring key milestones and project information are accurately maintained.
• Identifying opportunities to improve project management processes, templates and administrative systems to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Organising programme workshops, review sessions and lessons-learned events to support collaboration and continuous improvement.
  
  We're looking for someone who combines strong organisational skills with the ability to analyse information and support complex programmes. You'll bring:
• Experience in project support, programme coordination or a project management office (PMO) environment.
• Experience managing governance processes, project reporting, risk registers or similar project controls.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and present clear management information.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to demanding deadlines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, building productive relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience using project management tools and identifying opportunities to improve systems and processes.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and developing your expertise in procurement, governance and programme management.
  
  Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.
There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

At Birmingham City Council, you'll be part of a forward-thinking Commercial and Procurement Service delivering major programmes that improve services for one of Europe's largest local authorities. In return, we offer:
• The opportunity to work on high-profile procurement programmes with real strategic impact.
• A collaborative and supportive team focused on excellence, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities to develop your programme management, governance and commercial expertise.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where service needs allow.
• A competitive Local Government Pension Scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
• Access to a wide range of employee wellbeing initiatives and staff benefits.
• A rewarding career where your work will directly support better outcomes for Birmingham's residents.
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application., In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.